Home / 14,359.50-18,987.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 14,359.50 and 18,987.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 14,359.50 and 18,987.75 is: 25,107.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,359.50 : 18,987.75 = 18,987.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,359.50/18,987.75 = 18,987.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,359.50x = 18,987.75 × 18,987.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,359.50x = 360,534,650.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 360,534,650.06/14,359.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,107.74

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.32) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.